My greyhound Donny went in for a full leg amputation. At the Wigan branch . Surgery was booked for 12 noon. He didn't go in until after 5pm .they kept him in overnight unsupervised. He was found screaming and thrashing around in his own faeces after accidentally pulling out his iv pain meds.lord knows for how long but he had been left for at least 6 hrs looking at his records. I was not told about This until 2 days later after he died of sepsis.in an ooh vets in Huyton. Obviously due to being contaminated by his faeces . Had they given him iv antibiotics as a precaution after his wounds being contaminated by faeces, the sepsis might not have taken hold. Which was what the ooh vets were preparing for him but unfortunately by the time we got there he was already brain dead . I thought he was acting strangely because he'd been sent home with 5 different drugs. One being gabapentin. Little did I know he was dying in front of me! I confronted Richard Weston the owner and he let slip about Donny being found covered in his own faeces screaming and thrashing around in his cage. but he's so smug and basically dismissed us.saying you can't prove he died of sepsis Without an autopsy. Despite 2 separate vets diagnosing Donny over the phone just by his symptoms alone. He had all 5 symptoms. Only 2 are needed for a suspected sepsis infection. I told him we had buried Donny in the back garden and not had him cremated. He looked at me and said "I can't expect you to dig him up" hindsight I probably should have it would have wiped the smug look on his face at least! I complained in writing but they passed it over to their vds ( lawyers) and told us not to contact them again. The vds said that Anich acted appropriately! of course they would say that they are their clients! Also. I asked Mr weston why no one is watching over the animals overnight..as in Donnys case after a major surgery. ..his reply.. "COST"! So basically, to hell with your pets safety as long as we make a profit. I spoke to another person since who's dog had a similar situation A couple of years previous her dog Stayed overnight. They checked in on the dog in the evening before they went home, It was panting so they just put the ac and fan on. Left and The following morning they found it dead in the cage! I would never recommend Anrich to anyone . Mr Weston admitted mistakes were made and he would speak to all of the vets nurses involved and make changes but because this had happened before Donny's case and he is only apparently concerned with profit I'm betting they still don't have overnight care. They have a vet who lives on site but its a big building and he obviously didn't hear Donny screaming frantically in agony! If you need a pet to stay in overnight at any vets make sure they really do have someone there to care for the animals incase there is an emergency! Better still avoid Anrich! I was unable to post a review on Facebook as I had made a comment after seeing one of their posts asking, "what do you think happens when your pet stays here overnight" ( it was bragging about having comfy heated beds etc) I commented that "I'd like to know what happened to my dog overnight there". It was hastily removed and I was blocked so if you see the FB reviews you'll notice they're all good, the rest have been removed! My poor boy died in agony last April and I'm still having nightmares over it! read more

Anrich Veterinary Hospital - Donny before the Anrich nightmare! - Veterinarians Near Me - Wigan, ABE

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Been a customer for over 10 years and I find it a good practice. The vets are good at what they do. However, they are on the pricey side. They have all the modern technology so can help your pet where most vets fail. Some people find the owner Richard a bit arrogant but I feel thats not intended. Most of the nurses are good and its a nice environment for your pet. read more

I can't recommend this practice highly enough. I have a very difficult dog to deal with and they never fail to be patient and caring with her. The whole team is extremely helpful and fantastic at what they do. I genuinely can't find a negative comment to make. If you're looking for a local vets, this is the place to go. read more